At the UN Responsible Business & Human Rights Forum in Bangkok (16 Sep), Ben Harkins from Ship to Shore Rights SEA joined the Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Union, Greenpeace Southeast Asia & Environmental Justice Foundation and highlighted migrant fishers’ right to organize for fair wages and decent work. 🌊✊

🇹🇭Thailand launched a new phase of the EU-funded Ship to Shore Rights programme on 23 September! 🤝 This powerful collaboration between the the ILO and our partners aims to promote safe migration and strengthen the rights of migrant fisher. Read more: ilo.org/advancing-labo…

ILO, with Department of Migrant Workers - Philippines & National Maritime Polytechnic🇵🇭, launched “Lost in Transit” at the MRET Summit — an EU-funded Ship to Shore Rights report on how UK transit visas leave Filipino fishers vulnerable to exploitation, urging stronger protections. 🌊⚓ 🔗 ilo.org/resource/news/…

The ILO’s new report Lost in Transit, under Ship to Shore Rights SEA, calls for fair treatment, stronger protections, and closer 🇬🇧🤝🇵🇭 cooperation to ensure decent work for all. Read more🔗 ilo.org/publications/l…

🇲🇾 Malaysia joins the EU-ILO Ship to Shore Rights SEA to strengthen labour rights and safe migration in fishing, seafood processing & aquaculture. Strong commitments to protect migrant workers and promote decent work. ILOAsiaPacific EU in Malaysia

🔍Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) provides #MigrantWorkers with various supports and promoting safe and fair migration across ASEAN. 🔗 Read the publication: tinyurl.com/29hsback #DecentWork #ASEAN Australian Aid EUinThailand

🌏Through ILO support, there are 65 Migrant Worker Resource Centres across 9 ASEAN countries. MRCs help #MigrantWorkers access information, justice and support throughout their migration journey. 🔗Read the publication: tinyurl.com/29hsback #DecentWork #ASEAN Australian Aid

📊 Between 2011–2024, ILO-supported MRCs assisted 650,000 #MigrantWorkers, and 43% were women. MRCs remain a crucial point of access for essential support for migrant workers across the region. 🔗 Read the publication: tinyurl.com/29hsback #DecentWork #ASEAN Australian Aid

⚖️ From 2011–2024, MRCs helped resolve 15,600 legal cases, securing USD 13 million in compensation for #MigrantWorkers. MRCs play vital role in protecting rights and improving working conditions. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/29hsback #DecentWork #ASEAN Australian Aid

🤝 MRCs are run by and partner with trade unions, civil society organizations and other stakeholders to support #MigrantWorkers with information, services and rights-based assistance. Read more: tinyurl.com/29hsback #DecentWork #ASEAN Australian Aid

Across ASEAN, 65 Migrant Worker Resource Centres provide trusted spaces where migrant workers can access information, support, and pathways to justice—through ILO programmes TRIANGLE in ASEAN, PROTECT and Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia. 🔗tinyurl.com/5y5k3rwm #IMD2025

Continuing the conversation from #IMD in 🇲🇲Yangon, Myanmar #MigrantWorkers’ voices had space to be heard and celebrated. Under "Every Migrant, Every Story, One Humanity", the International Labour Organization and partners highlighted #SafeMigration, #FairRecruitment and #DecentWork. tinyurl.com/yc6uupzp

Ship to Shore Rights 2025 in review: Progress across 6 countries, with continued commitment to migrant workers’ rights in 2026. 🤝

New report launched: “Towards Fair Seas.” 🌊 A look at recruitment and working conditions of migrant fishers and seafood workers by the Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia project. Read more 🔗 shorturl.at/PTZuD

Launch of new ILO Ship to Shore Rights report #TowardsFairSea at SEA Junction funded by the European Union, highlights the recruitment and working conditions of migrant workers in the fishing and seafood processing sectors in #SouthEastAsia 🔗Read more: ilo.org/publications/t…

Did you know? 61% of migrant workers went into debt just to get a job. 💸 Loans and wage deductions put many at risk of exploitation. Read more: shorturl.at/PTZuD

A new migrant worker resource centre (MRC) with support from the EU in Siem Reap will strengthen awareness‑raising and support service for potential and returning Cambodian migrant workers in the fishing and seafood processing sectors. 🎣 🔗Read more: ilo.org/resource/news/…

Bagaimana ratifikasi konvensi ILO benar-benar berdampak pada kehidupan pekerja dan masa depan Indonesia? 🤔 Di #TanyaILO kali ini, Albert Bonasahat dari ILO 🇮🇩 akan mengupas mengapa ratifikasi Konvensi ILO No. 188 tentang Pekerjaan dalam Penangkapan Ikan menjadi langkah penting

Today (30 Apr), the EU-funded ILO Ship to Shore Rights SEA met with the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center (Thai-MECC) 🇹🇭 to discuss future collaboration moving forward on the labour inspection & decent work for all fishers in Thailand ⚓ 🤝 📸 Photo courtesy of Thai-MECC

A major milestone to celebrate 🎉 Indonesia has announced the ratification of ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing. The important step forward for decent work and stronger protections in the fishing sector! #C188 #DecentWork #FishersRights #S2SR